correctional institution
noun
plural correctional institutions
: a place where people are kept when they have been arrested and are being punished for a crime : a prison
They live within sight of a correctional institution.
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Messaging was especially important for the couple during COVID, when in-person visits at the correctional institution were restricted.
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James Watson, Hartford Courant, 12 Apr. 2025
Experts say juvenile facilities can be dangerous for children and often lack the oversight mechanisms found in some adult correctional institutions.
—Amanda Hernandez, Baltimore Sun, 24 Mar. 2025
The legislation also requires the state to report to the Legislature how many vacant beds are available in correctional institutions and county detention facilities that can be sublet to federal immigration authorities.
—Jeffrey Schweers, Orlando Sentinel, 13 Feb. 2025
An example is the programs that prepare people to leave correctional institutions for gainful employment.
—Len Fasano, Hartford Courant, 8 Jan. 2025
Mangione is being held at the Pennsylvania state correctional institution at Huntingdon, the oldest operating state prison in the state.
—Kara Scannell, CNN, 13 Dec. 2024
State lawmakers declined to consider several bills aimed at improving prison conditions, including legislation that would have made air-conditioning mandatory in every housing unit in all of Florida's correctional institutions.
—Minnah Arshad, USA TODAY, 1 Nov. 2024
Cohen alleged that upon his return to the correctional institution in Otisville, New York, he was placed in solitary confinement for 16 days.
—Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2024
Kelly has since been moved and, as of last year, is being housed at a North Carolina federal correctional institution, according to The Associated Press.
—Taijuan Moorman, USA TODAY, 19 Sep. 2024
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James Watson, Hartford Courant, 12 Apr. 2025
Experts say juvenile facilities can be dangerous for children and often lack the oversight mechanisms found in some adult correctional institutions.
—Amanda Hernandez, Baltimore Sun, 24 Mar. 2025
The legislation also requires the state to report to the Legislature how many vacant beds are available in correctional institutions and county detention facilities that can be sublet to federal immigration authorities.
—Jeffrey Schweers, Orlando Sentinel, 13 Feb. 2025
An example is the programs that prepare people to leave correctional institutions for gainful employment.
—Len Fasano, Hartford Courant, 8 Jan. 2025
Mangione is being held at the Pennsylvania state correctional institution at Huntingdon, the oldest operating state prison in the state.
—Kara Scannell, CNN, 13 Dec. 2024
State lawmakers declined to consider several bills aimed at improving prison conditions, including legislation that would have made air-conditioning mandatory in every housing unit in all of Florida's correctional institutions.
—Minnah Arshad, USA TODAY, 1 Nov. 2024
Cohen alleged that upon his return to the correctional institution in Otisville, New York, he was placed in solitary confinement for 16 days.
—Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2024
Kelly has since been moved and, as of last year, is being housed at a North Carolina federal correctional institution, according to The Associated Press.
—Taijuan Moorman, USA TODAY, 19 Sep. 2024
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“Correctional institution.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/correctional%20institution. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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